Things I like from this pattern: Side seams are slightly forwarded and the in-seam pockets are good sized (I always have issues with pocket sizes) Also the elastic casings are the only details, but it looks far better than just making a single one. The circumference of the leg is not too slim, not too loose. Spot on, for my taste.

Y los pendientes, claro! No los he hecho yo. Los vendían en una de las tiendas donde suelo ir a comprar las telas y el dependiente no tuvo mas remedio que fué tan amable de regalarmelos. Por cierto, estos eran los más discretitos.And the earings, of course! No, I didn't make them. They were selling them in the shop where I use to buy my fabrics and the shop assistant was very kind to give me these. I must add, these are the smallest ones I could find.

Hi! Do you remember me? No, don't answer, sometimes I don't even remember myself, when I used to sew and all that.But last month I finish this dress with a surprisingly soft african wax fabric. It was actually not surprising at all, it was plainly more expensive so yes, the touch and the quality is quite different. I used this Laura Ashley pattern, that is very simple but also quite effective. I want to try the longer, sleeveless version. See if I can make the time for it.

And also a walk along the Seine. Before the flood. So now I have the Spring and the Winter views.That's it! And now I'm off to your blogs where, for sure, I'll get inspired to make all kinds of nice things I'll never have time to make.

Carnival party at school is around the corner, and Julia wanted something Star Wars related. Padme could have been nice, but no time for something very complicated. So she settled for Rey, from the last film. Ok, that seemed easy.

First problem was the fabric. I had some meters of light grey t-shirt material to make the trousers and the armband, but had to go to the shop to get another shade. Problem was, they only had solid dark grey. I used bleach and after several hour of soaking there, the fabric turned a pale shade of pink that made my daughter wrinkle her nose in a bad way. But then she looked at me with her big brown eyes and said " Mum, I trust you, I know you'll make this turn the best costume ever" Oh, the preassure!

I took the pinkish thing and tried my hand with some black dye, not too much. In the end she approved. Phew!The only sewing I had to make was the trousers, adjusting an Ottobre pattern to the desired under-the-knee lenght and adding an elastic casing.For the armbands I took her measures at armpit, elbow and wrist, made someting similar to a triangle and the sew onto that 14 4-centimeter bands, then close it along the arm.

Here I come again! No, I'm not here to show you my New Year's Eve dress. What with the champagne, the celebrations and the works, I completely forgot to take a photo. And a need a very special background for that. Next time, promised.I've been busy sewing useful things that go straight from the sewing machine on the corresponding infant body and then off to school. But with this sweater fabric with a little fleece on the inside that I bought in Les Coupons de St Pierre I wanted to make something a bit more special.

I started with a Linden Sweater, in the link above. Everything alright, but when I put it on the neckline wouldn't sit right. I put it on my dress form for a couple of days but it is still sticking up a bit. With the denim shirt it doesn't look as bad.

When my daughter saw my sweater, she inmediatly wanted to inherit it or have her own. And also some trousers to use it as a tracksuit at school. I used some patterns from Ottobre magazine, children issue, Autumn/Winter 2015

Hello, ladies! Christmas came and went! I've been seeing some Christmas-sewing action around the blogosphere and I have to say your makes put me to shame as I write this. I've only been doing "survival sewing": things that I really need, or my kids need. I've been sewing tracksuit pants, sweaters and things like that. Nothing post-worthy.I´ve repeated patterns, as is the case with this dress. Vogue 8946. I´ve made it before AQUI/HERE, but it was all worn out so I chose a similar fabric (this one is also grey, with some green hues, not that you can notice it in the pictures)

I've been knitting too: I found this yarn half price, only two "balls" (sorry, I'm still not familiar with knitting vocabulary) Not enough to make a jumper, so I decided to make a shawl/scarf/whatever. It is quite warm, actually!

And I finally bought one of those Ottobre magazines that are very popular amongst Spanish sewists. Well, I don't know... I find all the designs very wearable, I admit it, but the instructions put me off. Besides most of the models are designed to be sewn with a serger, and I refuse to buy one.